[Dnsmasq-discuss] Problem with server=/local/127.0.0.1

Denis den_ml at posteo.de
Thu Dec 13 17:50:22 GMT 2018


In my previous letter there is a typo of course;
"In all these cases my PC's ip address (192.168.1.2) is NOT resolved to my PC's name (DenDesktop)"

On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:54:44 +0100
Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 07:44:14AM +0300, Denis wrote:
> > Hello, everyone!
> > 
> > In my dnsmasq.conf "server=/local/127.0.0.1" doesn't seem to work.
> > At least, it doesn't work how I thought it was supposed to work. I
> > was under the impression that server=/$domainname/$address should
> > cause the $domainname to be looked up only in $address. However,
> > like I said, I have the line "server=/local/127.0.0.1", dnsmasq
> > --test returns "syntax check OK", but my *.local names are not
> > resolved.
> > 
> > Here's the full content of my dnsmasq.conf:
> > 
> > domain-needed
> > bogus-priv
> > strict-order
> > server=/local/127.0.0.1
> > local=/local/
> > listen-address=127.0.0.1
> > no-dhcp-interface=127.0.0.1
> > expand-hosts
> > domain=local
> > 
> > Am I missing something, or is this option not supposed to work like
> > I think?  
>  
> Text from the manual page of dnsmasq
> 
> |  -S,   --local,
> --server=[/[<domain>]/[domain/]][<ipaddr>[#<port>][@<source-ip>|<interface>[#<port>]]
> |              Specify IP address of upstream servers directly. |
> |  local is a synonym for server 
> 
> 
> Comment out your 'server=' and 'local=' lines or remove them.
> Try again and report back.
> 
> If the "*.local" still aren't resolved. Tell more how it is done.
> (programs and computer being used, what should be the result, why)
> I'm asking because the
> > listen-address=127.0.0.1  
> is somewhat strange ..
> 
> 
> Groeten
> Geert Stappers



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